Which one of the following is the correct statement?

1. Pteridophyte gametophyte has a protonemal and leafy stage
2. In gymnosperms, female gametophyte is free-living
3. Antheridiophores and protonema are present in pteridophytes
4. Origin of seed habit can be traced in pteridophytes

Subtopic:  Miscellaneous |
 74%
Level 2: 60%+
AIPMT - 2012
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Compared with the gametophytes of the bryophytes, the gametophytes of vascular plants tends to be:
1. larger but to have smaller sex organs
2. larger and to have large sex organs
3. smaller and to have smaller sex organs
4. smaller but to have larger sex organs
Subtopic:  Pteridophytes: Heterospory |
Level 4: Below 35%
AIPMT - 2011
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The gametophyte is not an independent, free-living generation in:
1.  Adiantum
2.  Marchantia
3.  Pinus
4.  Polytrichum
Subtopic:  Gymnosperms: I | Gymnosperms |
 81%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2011
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Mannitol is a sugar alcohol. It is as stored food in:

1.  Fucus
2.  Gracillaria
3.  Chara
4.  Porphyra

Subtopic:  Pheophyceae: Brown Algae |
 86%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2011
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Archegoniophore is present in:
1.  Chara
2.  Adiantum
3.  Funaria
4.  Marchantia
Subtopic:  Bryophytes (Liverworts) |
 82%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2011
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A prokaryotic autotrophic nitrogen-fixing symbiont is found in:
1. Cycas 2. Cicer
3. Pisum 4. Alnus
Subtopic:  Gymnosperms: I | Gymnosperms |
 88%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2011
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Mannitol is the stored food in:

1. Chara 2. Porphyra
3. Fucus 4. Gracillaria
Subtopic:  Pheophyceae: Brown Algae |
 89%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2009
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Phylogenetic system of classification is based on:

1. evolutionary relationships

2. morphological features

3. chemical constituents

4. floral characters

Subtopic:  Classification System: I | Classification System: II | Classification System |
 95%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2009
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Which one of the following is a vascular cryptogam?

1. Equisetum 2. Ginkgo
3. Marchantia 4. Cedrus
Subtopic:  Classification of Pteridophytes: I | Classification of Pteridophytes: II | Pteridophytes | Classification of Pteridophytes |
 63%
Level 2: 60%+
AIPMT - 2009
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Which one of the following is considered important in the development of seed habit?

1. Dependent sporophyte 2. Heterospory
3. Halplontic life cycle 4. Free-living gametophyte
Subtopic:  Pteridophytes: Heterospory |
 72%
Level 2: 60%+
AIPMT - 2009
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